Vladimir Egorov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead on Wednesday, according to Russian state media. Tobolsk City Duma deputy Egorov, 46, a member of Putin’s ruling United Russia party, fell from the third floor window of a house on Kedrovaya Street in Tobolsk in the Tyumen Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Baza, which has links to Russian security services, reported. Russian daily newspaper Izvestia also cited a source as saying that Egorov could have fallen out of a third floor window. Newsweek couldn’t immediately verify the cause of Egorov’s death and has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry via email for comment. The press service of the Investigative Directorate for the Tyumen region told Russia’s state-run news agency RIA Novosti that investigators are “establishing all the circumstances of the incident.” Last year, Egorov became one of the richest deputies of Tobolsk, with his income amounting to 9.1 million rubles (about $100,500), Russian news outlet RBC reported on Thursday.

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    Here’s to hoping he invites Donnie shitty drawers for tea on the balcony someday who knows.

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      After all, how else would Russian soldiers in Ukraine get their complimentary introductions to drone dropped grenades.

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    Seems to be a big problem in Russia, they should get those windows checked or something…

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    For a while there I thought “moved to Belarus” was going to become the new “fell from a window”, but I guess they’ve decided to stick with tradition.

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    I don’t know what is more dissappointing: the lack of creativity in how these murders are covered up or that Russia is in such a sorry state that the powers that be see no need to bother.

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      Yea the comments are always the same tired defenestrate or hand-rail jokes on these articles but honestly it’s just sad to see that accountability has fallen so far that the despotic government of Russia doesn’t even try making these look believable

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      The point isn’t to cover it up (well). It’s a warning to others who might question those in power.

      What this particular Vlad did to earn a defenestration - I have no idea. But no one else will try it anytime soon if they’re also susceptible to gravity-accelerated blunt force trauma.

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        It might have simply been a matter of under-performing. It’s been a long three days, and Ukraine still has Nazis, after all.

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        It’s a fine line. They don’t want people to conclusively prove that it’s them, but they want people familiar with them to know that it most likely is them.

        The interesting thing about this one is how low it was. There’s a decent enough chance of surviving falling from the 3rd storey, which suggests they would have ensured his death some other way.

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        Not only that, having the MO as an open secret allows any of the few investigations that get past “declared suicide” can be declared a false flag.

        “We don’t actually do that. We never have. Our enemies spread these rumors, then attempt to frame us with this preposterous crime.”

        The propaganda has redundancy layers.

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    Russian windows are just giant holes in the wall with no glass and every room has random banana peels thrown around. It’s the only explanation. Unless…

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      No “unless”, that’s exactly what it is… unless you want to trip and fall out of a window.

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        Reminds me of the first episode of The Continental: we kill your family and ruin them, or you locate the nearest balcony and we leave them alone.

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        Or, and hear me out, the Russians developed a breed of super predator windows that seek out people (who just so happen to have annoyed the overlords), sneak up on them, gobble them up and shit them out the other side of the wall… just a theory.

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    Very surprised that he didn’t shoot himself in the back of the head before he accidentally fell out of the window.